I like that they are packaged like a adidas shoe would be, rolled in the white paper :D

@mintedpanda3019

Жыл бұрын

lmao

@ronch182

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the marketing makes them sound better too!

@Daniel-dj7fh

Жыл бұрын

they could have wrapped them better tho

@Daniel-dj7fh

Жыл бұрын

@@ronch182 Brands like these probably work by 90% marketing.

@PastorSutton

Жыл бұрын

T

I thought this would be some dumb headphones but I’m genuinely surprised at how effective they are accomplishing what they aim to do.

@lain2236ad

Жыл бұрын

headphones/the drivers inside them are surprisingly efficient

@Pax.YouTube

Жыл бұрын

I would like to see a review: After 6 Months of Use

There is no higher rating above IPx4 when it comes to sweat and/or rain. 5, 6 and 6K are for example if you are spraying with a hose. 7 is for 30 min under 1m of water, 8 is for longer duration and deeper distance, depending on what the customer wants a.k.a. manufacturer. Last rating, 9K, is purely atumotive - 80-100 bar with 80-100C of temperature - a power washer. edit: check you the IP ratings (first number is foreign objects, the second is water). The numbers are just a class of protection, not a scale. And honestly it kind of doesnt make sense.

@anonymous-zg7wh

Жыл бұрын

thx, useful info friend

@jasonz8635

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, IP7-8 kind of implies higher protection from rain as immersion in water > rain. It's a nice to have for a peace of mind so you know it's essentially waterproof (for daily use).

@CRneu

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonz8635 there's no such thing as waterproof for an electronic. plz dont use that word. it's water resistant.

@qwertyutopia4667

Жыл бұрын

@@CRneu notice how he said “essentially water proof.” There is nothing wrong with that expression

@jasonz8635

Жыл бұрын

@@CRneu Yes but as QWERTY Utopia said, I said "essentially waterproof (for daily use)". I added caveats to it and thus it is an okay term to use. If I said "it's waterproof", then that's wrong, but if something is IP68 rated, in day-to-day use, you could essentially treat it as waterproof (so long as you don't do something egregiously out of normal use).

I wonder if the battery longevity would actually be better than on a conventially charged Bluetooth headphones. Batteries love nothing more than to be trickle charged and never be fully charged or fully empty (30-80% battery happy place). If I'm wrong, let me know battery chem folks

@United_Kangaroo1992

Жыл бұрын

I noticed that miss in the video. He mentioned “cycles” but if it’s going up and down a few percentage points those are hundredths of a cycle

@Aidiakapi

Жыл бұрын

It should be, but only if the battery management is done correctly, so long term real world testing is still required to find out.

@johnwolgemuth5889

Жыл бұрын

You nailed probably the best value of those headphones. Battery life is all about Depth of Discharge (DoD). The wear is inversely proportional to the DoD. 100x 10% DoD is similar in wear to a 1x 100% DoD. A battery that is trickle charing from solar constantly will see very little cycle wear. If I was the disigner I would add a "life optimizer" setting that only charges to 80% when not in use and then when in use tries to regulate the battery around 60%. That charging cycle could result in a battery that has an insanly long battery life for a consumer product. If these headphones mechanically hold up and resist UV rays well, then Adidas may have a problem with their headphones being too robust and not ever needing to be replaced.

The solar panel impressed me. I am impressed. Hopefully the successor improves the sound and the controls and gets a bit cheaper. Otherwise it won't be able to replace a pair of airpods.

@girlsdrinkfeck

Жыл бұрын

solar panel is dumb ,its not efficient to workout in the sun thats why worlds best athletes are from europe

@SianaGearz

Жыл бұрын

It might require some more evaluation. The signature Zound Industries developed for Zinken had something like 12db of bass boost. One would think that should be absolutely MURDEROUS and just kill music solid, but it... didn't, they sound surprisingly palatable! Because the boost is firmly in the subbass and there's little of it left in the midbass; and also the midrange and top end are smooth and lush, avoid peakiness, and goes well beyond 17KHz. There was a little of a V-shape and scooped mid, but not even that prominent. Like obviously not studio reference headphones, but i would say, the goal of consumer reproduction equipment is to ruin as little music as possible, and while more neutral signatures usually accomplish this better, sometimes weird ones do surprisingly well, they really were less genre sensitive than their competitors such as Aiaiai TMA1. Would have loved to see the measurement plot on this one. Whether they've done the same thing here, or whether the Fs shifted up. Curiously i would say the main source of the signature sound was the pad formulation. Memory foam, extremely high density. Incidentally a problem with them is that the pads would last for about 5 years from manufacture, and while the model was sold, they'd also sell replacements at a reasonable price, but then, it became impossible to get replacements. After a few years from manufacture, the weld of the pads would fail and they would explode.

It'd be cool if LTT Labs could have some methodology of how useful it is for these devices to have tiny solar panels.

@girlsdrinkfeck

Жыл бұрын

be cool if americans could say adidas correctly

@divorex4285

Жыл бұрын

@@girlsdrinkfeck If everyone says it “incorrectly” then doesn’t that make it the correct way to say it?

@girlsdrinkfeck

Жыл бұрын

@@divorex4285 America is a minority its not everyone

@somethingsnowing

Жыл бұрын

The funny part is Adidas says their name the American in ads in the US

@girlsdrinkfeck

Жыл бұрын

@@somethingsnowing they have to since the yanks got it wrong ,theyd be confused if they said it the correct way

That's a really clever idea for headphones, especially if you wear them outside often. The idle charging is a really cool idea, just to give them a little boost.

@ademiravdic

Жыл бұрын

i even think if you left them near window in a room they would still trickle charrge

@adambenk0

Жыл бұрын

@@ademiravdic exactly. Just letting them rest in a place inside where they get a couple of hours of sunlight every day and that should be it.

@eriksvensson2098

Жыл бұрын

Gives me a fun thought of having it on a survival phone or such as a back piece, would probably never use it, but would be very cool to see.

Washable headband and earpads are great. Wish more headphones would do that. Even cloth pads on most headphones are difficult to remove and put on, and don't wash well.

As soon as you said "on-ear" I was like HELL NO to ear-aches galore "Over ear" is the best.

@thespooner3906

Жыл бұрын

thank you! im glad someone else agrees, I feel on ear are very overrated

@Daniel-dj7fh

Жыл бұрын

@@thespooner3906 I fully understand your point of view. But I've had on ears which didn't hurt after 4h+ listening and at the same time had over ears hurt at 4h+. So it's really relative if on ears suck more than over ears.

@brianfong5711

Жыл бұрын

@@Daniel-dj7fh when getting over ear you gotta get a soft plush velour cushion, not leather heat insulating sweatfest, and it has to be bigger than your ear. I've had seinheisser HD598.

@thespooner3906

Жыл бұрын

@@Daniel-dj7fh totally understandable, I guess it really depends on who makes them, It's sad even the mid range 200-500 can be a mixed bag between super comfortable with plenty of breathable air (no hot ear ears) and cheap pleater that fit poorly/sound terrible. I don't hate on ears I've just had bad experiences with them

@squidwardo7074

Жыл бұрын

@@thespooner3906 its because beats and the people who buy them don't know anything else

Just from a reparability standpoint, those removeable ear cups and headband are awesome! Actually seem impressively well thought out. Nice to see a company actually try instead of just putting their logo on an OEM product and doubling the price.

I would never wear on/over ear headphones for sports! Just the thought of sweating with them on, makes me uncomfortable.

@ekasism

Жыл бұрын

@bannedfahim vlogs only eww

@Yakubi

Жыл бұрын

Earbuds are the move on workouts, I like that they're relatively easy to clean, especially nowadays

@SianaGearz

Жыл бұрын

Over-ear- i can see that, yeah no. But on-ear, well if they're easy to clean, i don't see that much of a gripe. Like obviously individually dependent but really i wouldn't mind.

The Joystick seems to be the same as in the Marshall Major IV, and some of the other elements also look similar. But I really like the idea of continuously charging headphones and the fabric looks like a nice touch (literally),

Was that title an intended pun? lol

We've come so far in energy efficiency that we're getting more than just solar calculators and solar watches. Very cool

I love the idea of low power efficient devices with tiny solar panels When I was a teenager my dad gave me his old Citizen watch, which was already quite old and very banged up by that point.. but it had only a capacitor and photovoltaic face, no battery. Being a simple wrist watch it was so power efficient that a 1" circle solar cell could charge and run it with ambient indoor lighting. Shove it in a draw for a weekend though and it stops, but take it out and a few seconds later it starts ticking again Some super rough 'back of the napkin' math suggests an analogue hybrid smart watch (full of health tracking sensors but only analogue hands - read out info on phone via bluetooth) could get a full day's charge with just ~20-30 minutes of sunlight. I think that's juuuuust out of reach for staying alive on ambient indoor lighting but it's pretty close. Maybe one day soon we can have a 24/7 health tracker that never needs to be removed for charging

I quite like this alternate history Adidas foundation story It's better than the real one

@mauritscnossen9388

Жыл бұрын

HERZOGENAURACH

@orionpacks

Жыл бұрын

hail

I love the quick takes we get on short circuit from the people walking by the set.

Are there any plans for labs to test the range and signal strength of wireless headphones? I’ve had a terrible time finding reliable information on how far I can expect the signal to reach while I’m going downstairs while staying on coms with team mates in games.

I have the original, non solar version, they sound fine for what they are. Really nice build quality and durability. They don't fold, but can toss them in a bag without worry of damage. Also several smart design elements from the headband to the ear cups.

NGL, they are actually pretty cool. Nice set of features and pretty good looking design.

@Daniel-dj7fh

Жыл бұрын

They're really cool, but ~70bucks cool not 230 bucks.

@SianaGearz

Жыл бұрын

@@Daniel-dj7fh 230? No. But Marshall Major by this same manufacturer are $130. So by all reason this couldn't have been less than $180, and Adidas is so well known for overpriced junk that i understand a bit of extra brand premium there as well. Generally Zound tunings are pretty palatable and excursion linearity is good, not everyone likes the tunings, but i happen to, and there are really worse headphones to dump money into at any pricepoint, sooo... like i DEFINITELY wouldn't buy them at anywhere near the price or at all, but if i was better off, i'd give it a listen, and probably would.

This is pretty well thought out product. I'm surprised how little companies care to have at least parts of their headphones to be easily removed and/or cleaned since many use headphones daily for multiple hours in a row when working (and also when doing workouts). They get disgusting pretty fast and often from sweat, grease, hair and hair products. Also that constant trickle-charging should be great for the longevity of the battery if used in the right environment and if battery level stays between 20-80% so love that aspect in these. If not succeessfull enough these could be found in the discount bins in less than year and if you can grab these around $100-150 then it could be a pretty nice deal for the price.

I like how he put on a Cardboard colored T-Shirt to match the box.

Please test these during winter. Interested to find out how below freezing affects the charging

@landerboy90

Жыл бұрын

My beats dre last up to -18 weather in toronto. And thats hoodie over the head phones lol these adidas wouldn't last over -5 because they are soo thin

It certainly doesn't fit me but I feel like they'd be great for people who work outside all day, like landscapers, farmers, that kinda stuff. Not only the solar charging but the washable stuff. Exercising is a good use case too but maybe a harder sell unless you're often running marathons or something. That said, maybe biking to/from work/school/other daily is a good enough use case, who knows.

WHY start with a horrible scream?

They should make a basic clear case for it, and then a premium charging case with a bigger solar cell on it - maybe a battery in the case for extra capacity

@United_Kangaroo1992

Жыл бұрын

With 80 hrs of battery life, a spare battery would be a waste of money and resources

I hope the next iteration works out some of the kinks, and brings the price down a bit.

I wonder if it will charge with just the office light (yes a solar panel can charge of those)

I actually may get these for mowing and riding my bike, I'm worried there may not be enough isolation for mowing but I do hate wearing my earbuds for any activity

One think i think you guys should consider during headset reviews is if they are glasses friendly. Most on ears ive tried always end up being very uncomfortable or painful to wear

@ParadoxalDream

Жыл бұрын

They said that would be tested by the Lab with their new high-tech head mannequins.

I guess they use solar energy as base and then they take some from the battery if needed, so it actually would slow down degradation (since you need to charge less) It would be stupid to charge the battery while taking energy from it at the same time.

would love to see a comparison to the better mics out there :) also more audiophile reviews

Amazing video as usual. Could you guys also take a look at the jbl quantum tws, they're earbuds with a 2.4 ghz dongle! Kinda interesting.

Do you know where I want to leave my battery powered electronics? Oh boy, you guessed it! Direct sunlight and hot

I own the old Rpt-01 model and I have had them for well over a year. They are the BEST headphones I have ever owned,the only downside is it can be quite tight on your ears when breaking them in and my type c outlet wont charge them anymore. As long as you get a warranty your set. 5/5 best buy!🎉

Jonathan invading short circuit is my favorite part, too bad he wasn't there for longer

Are there really any bluetooth devices that even offer media scrubbing? Typically there'd be play/pause, volume, and next/previous and that's mostly it.

Truely worthy of the LTT brand, proudly mispronouncing brand names for 10 years.

@dennispremoli7950

Жыл бұрын

That's just the US/Canada pronunciation

@ParadoxalDream

Жыл бұрын

@@dennispremoli7950 which is wrong (I'm Canadian)

@jonasghafur4940

Жыл бұрын

Wait till you find out how French people pronounce Kärcher lol

What case is he using on his OnePlus 7 Pro?

does the music automatic stop when you took them off? also i read bad reviews about multiple device connection: if you connect it to both iphone and mac, the headset forgets the previous devices. is it true?

You could just cover the panels with some tape to check the battery longevity

The headphones seem neat, mic doesn't sound good. No Aux built in kills it for me Also for the price, Don't think I'd buy them with some other options. Enjoyed the video otherwise.

@caenir

Жыл бұрын

Then you're not their targeted audience. Why do you need a mic in headphones you're wearing while working out? Having an aux cord would be a pain in the ass while working out. The price is because it's already an overpriced sports brand.

@liquicitizendirk2147

Жыл бұрын

@@caenir not to mention that they would need to waterproof that port, which increases cost and introduces a potential point of failure

Why is the video title rpt-01 but video and box says rpt-02?

@ShortCircuit the title is wrong they are the RPT-02 SOL, not 01

I used the rpt-01 for about a year now and they worked great in the gym but your ears can get sore if you use them under a longer section

@Soclever

Жыл бұрын

Ive been using those for a while now. Mostly when running outside and it works really well. My ears also get sore after wearing them for a while.

@squidwardo7074

Жыл бұрын

That is a problem with on ear headphones in general not just these. On ears are terrible in general tbh

Some lights as well charge on solar panels so maybe these are great for indoors as well

The "problem" is probably me, and thus this probably simply isn't for me and my needs (and that's totally fine), but when i'm listening to headphones, it's typically either dark (trying to not disturb others), or indoors in comfort lighting (on the couch or in my home lab)... even when i work out, that's indoors too and usually under low lighting... sure, it's till probably a fine wireless headphone that can charge over usb, but the solar part is lost on me... and when i'm NOT using them, they live in my pack, in the dark...

seem pretty dope for anyone whos active outside, or into eco friendly stuff. honestly surprised at the price point - would have assumed much higher

@ParadoxalDream

Жыл бұрын

Don't kid yourself, there's nothing ecofriendly about plastic headphones lol

@Megaranator

Жыл бұрын

@@ParadoxalDream and what is the alternative?

@squidwardo7074

Жыл бұрын

@@ParadoxalDream Buying something plastic isn't the problem, throwing it away is.

13:19 No noise canceling on on-ears? My JBL Tune660BTNC has noice canceling and is a on-ears headphones

That thumbnail is 🔥

13:22 you can do noise cancelling with on ears, the beats pro does it, and it is pretty effective.

not one to judge but you could probably use something like a masking tape to cover all those panels to check the 80hr battery life.. Even collected dust over solar panels stop them from charging up stuff..

Would love to see how these stack up versus the Urbanista Los Angeles headphones (also solar powered headband)

@TristanTheVRGamecat

Жыл бұрын

I have had the urbanista los Angeles for around a year and they have never been below 60 % battery and I've only ever charged them once when first getting them ( I don't use them everyday but they do get used occasionally , been really impressive they take a few weeks to break in tho very high clamping force when new )

@ThePapaja1996

Жыл бұрын

Probebly the same headphone becouse there is the same company they made this.

@tudalex

Жыл бұрын

Urbanista is just branded aliexpress crap.

@michaellow4697

Жыл бұрын

@@ThePapaja1996 have you seen both of them..? Pretty damn different

@michaellow4697

Жыл бұрын

@@tudalex if so, care to link the AliExpress crap? I’d love to buy them for cheap. Or is that just an exaggeration or assumption?

I have the rpt-01 for years, it's amazing. Use it everyday when I hit the gym. Really heavy bass sounds. But the best feature is actually able to wash the ear cups thoroughly. Other on-ear would become stinky because the sweat. And 01 battery life is already great, I only recharge it when washing, which is about once every 2 weeks. But for running I use earhook instead. 'cus these ear cups are small they don't directly press onto the head. It will fall off. Btw wish they sell ear cups separately, cus I only got the black one, it would be nice to just swap the colour.

A microphone test included in the review.. Awesome! Most other reviews don't have that yet I deem it significant to test the mic. And actually the mic doesn't sound too shabby. Seems to be a really good option as for a workout headphone. Only that the price at the moment hasn't dropped much yet.

0:12 what? Who is John Adidas? His name was Adolf Dassler and his brothers was Rudolf Dassler, he later founded Puma "Adi" is the short version of Adolf and "Das" for his family name

@stvnvlz6310

Жыл бұрын

@Christie Malry Audiobooks And they say germans aren't funny...

Over had the first version of these (non-solar) since 2021. I've actually had three versions, because as good as they are (loud, bassy sound, firm fit), the power button kept failing after a while. It's a common issue. I'm hoping these don't have the same issue, as the sound and fit was superb.

Wow i can't believe luke got to host a short circuit

it doesn't charge under your studio lights?

I am curious about whether this concept will be adapted by other companies in the future. On the one hand it sounds really cool to not worry about changing the battery at all, but on the other hand long battery life and quick charging make this somewhat redundant.

I have no idea people say over-ear. It was always around ear AE and OE for the other.

Fun fact, Adidas bought the three stripes from Finnish sport brand Karhu.

@Shemhamforash422

Жыл бұрын

Other fun fact Adidas was founded by Adolf(Adi) Dassler after him and his brother Rudolf had a falling out. Rudolf started Ruda which later became Puma. Adidas is just the founders name.

@aritakalo8011

Жыл бұрын

@@Shemhamforash422 It was pretty funny to listen them making up story about "john adidas" founding the company, when the company is actually named after it's founder.

I thought I didn’t have to charge them but solar panels don’t work when I don’t go outside

Yessss I need more of him moreeee haha. Seriously he's a great host.

He said on ear headphones can’t have noise cancellation? I have the Beats Solo Pro and they have the same H1 chip the AirPods Pro have with I’d say the same quality ANC and transparency mode the only drawback with them is during transparency mode it’s just a little hard to hear your own voice than it would with the AirPods Pro.

@JoeWitDaStrap42

Жыл бұрын

And before my Beats Solo Pro I had the JBL 460NC and they have noise cancellation and transparency as well and even ear detection and the JBLs were $130 and even for $99.95 right now.

Alex, when are we getting your surface laptop 5 review?

Solar charging should be made for most devices, like TWS earphone cases, mobile phone or mobile phone cases etc.

I wish you guys did a review of the short lived beats solo pro. I drive them daily with my AirPods and find them so much better than AirPods for working out at the gym

There are some cool ideas there for workout headphones, but too many drawbacks for what they cost. They also don't look like they swivel.

THAT THUMBNAIL LMAO

Just 2 words "Wired Headphones"

In the sun it wasn't charging at 30mAH, it was charging at 30mA.

Are they like JBL and urbanears that fall apart after 3 months?

Adidas was actually founded by the german Adolf Dassler. His brother founded Puma.

I hope they sell replacement parts, like for example hyperX does.

I could see "Passive Charging" a problem for batttery life, since over charging batteries are bad..

UrbanEars was an offshoot of Logitech that got rebranded as UE. I had a UE MiniBoom for years until it just died. Now I have a SoundCore

@30grad

Жыл бұрын

UE was Ultimate Ears and is a brand of Logitech. Zound Industries sell headphones under the brand Urbanears, Marshall and adidas. Marshall and Adidas are licenced for headphones

Small Solar Panels on overhead headphones are something im hoping it will become more than just a gimmick, this would relief so many issues in using wireless headphones out in public with no wallplugs in sight

@Daniel-dj7fh

Жыл бұрын

Me too, but I highly doubt. Otherwise it would have been more spread out. And I really don't think Adidas would have been the first to really put the idea at market.

@kendokaaa

Жыл бұрын

I find that headphones with 16+ hours of battery life are not a problem unless you're the kind of person that always forgets to charge your stuff

@Arat1t1

Жыл бұрын

@@Daniel-dj7fh Adidas is not the company behind the solar panels, it's a Swedish company called Exeger (who manufacture everything in Stockholm). Their thing is extremely thin, bendable and waterproof solar panels which is still a very new product, so they've simply found a partner to create proof of concept products on a limited scale.

@Daniel-dj7fh

Жыл бұрын

@@Arat1t1 interesting

Who made Adam into the Teletubbies sun?!

@TechLoverforever313

Жыл бұрын

ikr, i was searching for a comment about that 😂

I just don,t get the appeal compared to the beat solo pro, and they have noise cancelling while on ears, unlike what you've said.

guys, not cool. why scream in first 2 seconds

I like that idea and very curious about their new solsr tech cell material that converts all forms of natural and artificial light into battery life. So not just sunlight also artificial light. Would be awesome to see this properly tested.

@TehFreek

Жыл бұрын

Conventional solar cells can also convert artificial light into electricity, it's just that sunlight is much brighter than most artificial lights.

@meinnase

Жыл бұрын

@@TehFreek Not brighter, but alot more of the spectrum. Solarpanels can "use" anything from 400 to 1100 nm thereabout. LED light has large blue portion that is sub 400nm (thats what cause the ugly blue light from early led bulbs) and past like 650 theres pretty much nothing. Sunlight on the other hand is every possible wavelenght of light.

@erkkiboy

Жыл бұрын

@@TehFreek thanks for the clarification. It still is an intriguing topic for me😊

@erkkiboy

Жыл бұрын

@@meinnase thanks for the added information😊

The Irony of starting a headphones video with an ear blasting scream

Adidas stands for: Adrian Dachsler a German who invented the label and brother to the inventor of PUMA. I am not kidding

It would have been preferable if they had been packaged in a box with a visible window so we can get a mostly charged headphone rather than just 1%.

honestly the mic didn't sound half bad, especially for what it is. The fact that it's made by the same people who make marshall stuff definitely lends some legitimacy to them for me. Not really something i'd use but it does seem like a pretty good product

7:20 What kind of phone is that? Looks like a OnePlus 7 Pro to me.

JBL was going to make these once upon a time, I pledged through Kickstarter, but it fell through...

I thinks it's time for a complete headphone test again.

"They stay pretty firm..." *headphones come off during shake test

Can you do a review of the Arctis 7p+ 🙏🙏🙏

my ears.. that hard clip at the start .. with headphones on.

“Ah-di-das” not “uh-dee-dus”. The founders name was Adi Dassler.

@eardstapa219

Жыл бұрын

Adolf "Adi" Dassler. Member of the Nazi Party and supporter of the Hitler Youth who used captured Soviet soldiers as slave labour.

@Azureusz

Жыл бұрын

And don't forget Adolf's brother, Rudolf, who started the shoe making with Adolf under the name of Gebrüber Dassler. Later they separated, and while Adolf renamed the company as Adidas, Rudolf created his own company and brand, Puma.

@ParadoxalDream

Жыл бұрын

Ah-dee-dass if you go with english pronounciation. 'di' would simply be pronounced 'die'.

RIP my f'ing ears.

I love this concept and I want to see Adidas or someone try and push out a high detail set of solar headphones. Never need to charge HiFi headphones? Yes please.

Sadly wont work in sunny Sweden.

I like them but sound quality is fairly important to me.

I also have a multi directional control nipple

Bro is a great short circuit host, idk his name tho keep him on more videos,

@JayanthRajakumar

Жыл бұрын

Adam Sondergard

Solar panels "*screams in finnish darkness*"